Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-17
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
The Question of Restriction Discussed
Before the Union League Club.
Able FOreIgn-BOrn
Favor the Bsnizhment Of Scdition-
Breeding Anens-Supporting the Ex-
clusion of Inferior Races.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

CAusAOA VI
Chicago Inter ocean.
At the quarterly dinner OF the Union
League Club last evening, the question OF
restricting foreign immigration was dis
cussed by number of distinguished gen.
tlemen OF foreign birth. There were csc
gentlemen present, among whom were
Marshal Field, j. McGregor Adams, A,
NJ. Pence, q M. Higinbotham, E. G
Keith, Charles W. Drew, Alderman
WetherelI, Henry NJ. Sherwood, James
B Leske, Judges Hawes and Waterman,
Martin BEEN, S. A. Maxwell, J. K. Ed
sail, E. B. Sherman, Eugene Cary and
Commissioner Aldrich, The dinner was
finished at about o'clock.
President George W. Smith, calling the
club to order, after the dinner was con-
cluded, said there was some business 10
be disposed of The secretary said tina!
during the past quarter there had been
admitted to the club ffty-four resident
and twelve nonresident members, max
ing the totals as follows Resident mem
bers, S54; nonresident, 100; honorary,
10. The president then said that last
spring, when the fortunes OF the club
were apparently at low tide, the board of
managers had appointed committee of
two, II. w. Higinbotham and
j. HARLEY BRADLEY,
to devise ways and means to advance the
interests of the club. Mr.. Higinbotham
reported for this committee that it was
estimated that, for 1887, the receipts of
the club would aggregate 69,700, and
the EXPENSE $83, 200. This would leave
8 deficit of Sl3, 800, and would, a. the be-
ginning of the year make the total debt
of the club $24, 1000. The managers were
satisfied that the clubs expenses could
not be materially reduced, and the COM
mittee recommended, as the only feasible
method of relief, an increase of the an
nual dues Of resident members from $50
TO $50, and non-residents from $50 to $40
The club adopted an amendment to the
bylaws increasing the dues as recon-
mended by the committee. A proposition
to limit the membership to 900 wss adopt
ed by an emphatic vote. The limit has
been 1000. The club unanimously defeat
ed 8 proposition to make certificates of
membership transferable for money con-
sideration.
President White then presented the
subject for discussion, "Foreign Immi-
grafton" and introduced Mr.. Herman
Raster of the Stats Zeitung. Mr.. Ras-
ter said, in brief:
"The subject has for msny years at
tracted my attention, especially since the
anarchist nuisance has been imported
from Germany. The Know-Nothing
movement of thirty years ago was quite
n from fbn nf thia time
against unrestricted immigration. At
that time there was large class now al
most extinct-American mechanics and
artisans Americans now train their chill
dren to be bosses of imported foreign Ia
borers. Our artisans and skilled mechan-
les are nearly allforeigners,a and they have
become necessary here. 1t has become
out of the question to prohibit the immi-
grafton CT
THESE EUROPEAN WORKMEN.
"Among the evils of immigration there
is the Importation of people of races In
ferior to the two great races, Teutons
and Celts, which have heretofore occu-
pied this country. These importations
bring to America the Chinese on the west,
and the Sclsv0nians, Russians, Servians,
and such races in the east. These Euro
pean serfs ought to be excluded by legis-
Iation similar to that against the Chinese.
"Then there IS the anarchist evil.
Probably four-ffth OF the anarchists are
from Germany, and the Bohemians fur
nish the rest. To prevent their entrance
is serious problem. Many political con-
ventiuns have expressed desire to re-
strict immigration, but none have pre-
sented method OF doing it. Ihave seen
one proposition that no one should De ad-
mitted without q certificate from the
nearest American consul. The character
of the men appointed to Consulships is
such that this method could not do any
good. Nine-tenths of the American
consuls 90 not understand the languages
Of the countries where they are sent,
and could not examine applicants. To
depend upon certificates of the local for
eign authorities would naturally bring to
the United States the most undesirable
classes Congress should revive the alien
law Of 1898, which authorized the Presi-
dent to order out OF the country all such
aliens as he might judge dangerous to the
pace and safety OF the United States, or
whom ne might suspect to be concerned
in any
SECRET OR TREASONABLE VACCINATIONS.
No nation is compelled to accept all
who apply for admission from foreign
countries. To expel such men would
be only to exercise a power inherent In
every sovereign nation. When such men
as Most knew that they could be thrown
arbitrarily out OF the country, they would
cease to be attracted to this country.
"The evils of naturalization would be
almost entirely removed if the existing
laws were strictly carried ont. Courts
do not exercise sufficient care in the ex-
animation of applicants for admis-:
sion to citizenship. Sometimes they
are admitted in crowds, by the
wholesole-at reduced rates probably.
This carelessness occurs in TIE state
courts, where the judges are elective.
The matter of naturalization should be
thrown into the United States courts for
all persons who live within 100 miles of
such d federal court. It should be made
real judicial proceeding, as the law
centemplstes.
s'Having heard from the Teuton," said
president White, 1--WE will now listen to
|fhe CeIt" City Collector W. j. Onahan
was introduced. He expressed his con-
laurence in the substantial parts OF Mr..
RssaeSAs.remzskss ALI allusion by MIR.
Raster RI ffle eaoerness of Irishmen to